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Nurse takes on commissioning role

An Essex nurse has been appointed director of nursing and assistant director of commissioning by North East Essex PCT.

An Essex nurse has been appointed director of nursing and assistant director of commissioning by North East Essex PCT.

Wendy Tankard has spent 24 years nursing in the Colchester and Tendring area. She switched from hospital to community nursing in 1991.

Ms Tankard said: 'Part of my commissioning role will involve working on priorities for patients with long-term conditions and coming up with ways that will address their needs most effectively. I'll also be working with colleagues in service redesign, particularly around providing more services closer home, and reforming emergency care.'

Healthcare assistants now account for almost three in 10 of all nursing team roles in NHS trusts in England and their numbers are increasing at nearly four times the rate of registered nurses, according to a new study.

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